Sophie Rigney

About

Sophie Rigney is a Senior Lecturer in Law. Sophie's research is in three areas: first, relationships between Indigenous peoples and the state (including the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the Voice to Parliament, and how Indigenous communities create and practice a distinctly Indigenous international law); secondly, international criminal law (particularly the formation of a carceral abolition movement for international criminal law, the rights of the accused, and the role of defence lawyers); and thirdly, international law's narratives, especially the ways in which international law is depicted in children's literature. Sophie is the author of 'Fairness and Rights in International Criminal Procedure' (Edinburgh University Press, 2022). Prior to joining RMIT, Sophie was a Senior Research